An online petition calling for English voters to decide on whether Scotland should be kicked out of the Union has attracted more than 5,000 signatures.

It demands MPs at Westminster should debate what benefits Scotland “brings both financially and socially and whether we should begin the process of their removal from it”.

The petition said a referendum on the matter should be held as soon as possible.

It states: “There has been no debate as to what England’s benefit is from this (sic), nor what passing all these suggested powers would entail.

“In short, despite being part of the union the ramification of Scotland remaining in has not been explained or explored for English people. It is therefore vital that we open a debate where we understand the benefits of this Union to the everyday person and why we should want it to continue.”

The poll neglected to mention whether voters in Wales and Northern Ireland would be consulted on the process.

The petition was widely mocked on social media, with sarcastic messages shared under a #ThrowScotlandOut hashtag.